UW ROTC Cadets Commissioned

May 19, 2008 — Graduating ROTC cadets at the University of Wyoming are newly-commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces.

UW ROTC members received gold bars for the rank of second lieutenant
during ceremonies held Saturday, May 10. They all completed a rigorous
military training program and earned degrees at UW.

"Many of the second lieutenants also rendered their first salute or
‘silver dollar salute' to an enlisted member at the ceremony," says Lt.
Col. Brent Reinhardt, UW professor of military science. "This tradition
involves giving the enlisted member a silver dollar once they receive
their first salute as a commissioned officer."

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Susan Pamerleau, a 1968 UW graduate,
delivered the keynote address at the commissioning. She is the former
director of personnel force management and deputy chief of staff for
personnel, headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C.

Commissioned U.S. Air Force second lieutenants, listed by hometown and major are: